大学英语四级考前模考试卷(一)附答案

四级考前模考试卷（一）

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic

of Hiring Celebrities as Visiting Professors. You should write at least 120words according to the outline given below.

1. 目前有不少大学请明星当客座教授

2. 对这一现象，人们看法不同

3. 我的看法……

Hiring Celebrities as Visiting Professors

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_________________________________________________________________________________________ Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)

Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and

answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from

the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.

Eight Things Successful People Do Differently

Why have you been so successful in reaching some of your goals, but not others? If you

aren’t sure, you are far from alone in your confusion. It turns out that even brilliant, highly accomplished people are pretty awful when it comes to understanding why they succeed

or fail. The intuitive answer —that you are born predisposed to certain talents and lacking

in others — is really just one small piece of the puzzle. In fact, decades of research on

achievement suggests that successful people reach their goals not simply because of who t hey are, but more often because of what they do.

Get specific

When you set yourself a goal, try to be as specific as possible. “Lose 5 pounds” is

a better goal than “lose some weight”. Knowing exactly what you want to achieve keeps you motivated until you get there. Also, think about the specific actions that need to be taken

to reach your goal. Just promising you’ll “eat less” or “sleep more” is to o vague —be clear and precise. “I’ll be in bed by 10pm o n weeknights”　leaves no room for doubt about what you need to do, and whether or not you’ve actually done it.

Seize the moment to act on your goals

Given how b usy most of us are, and how many g oals we are juggling(同时做) at once, it’s not surprising that we routinely miss opportunities to act on a goal because we simply fail

to notice them. Did you really have no time to work out today? Achieving your goal means grabbing hold of these opportunities before they slip through your fingers.

To seize the moment, decide when and where you will take each action you want to take,

in advance. Again, be as specific as possible. Studies show that this kind of planning will

help your brain to detect and seize the opportunity when it arises, increasing your chances

of success by roughly 300%.

Know exactly how far you have left to go

Achieving any goal also requires honest and regular monitoring of your progress —if not by others, then by you yourself. If you don’t know how well you are doing, you can’t adjust your behavior or your strategies accordingly. Check your progress frequently — weekly, or even daily, depending on the goal.

Be a realistic optimist

When you are setting a goal, by all means engage in lots of positive thinking about how

likely you are to achieve it. Believing in your ability to succeed is enormously helpful for creating and sustaining your motivation. But whatever you do, don’t underestimate how difficult it will be to reach your goal. Most goals worth achieving require time, planning,